What's on

Here you will find all of our current and upcoming events. You can also view our permanent exhibitions.

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Temporary exhibitions

All Temporary exhibitions
A close up of a woman looking at a painting with a magnifying glass.

Shifting Perspectives: Exploring Art Together

  • 22 March 2025 to 02 November 2025
Sanctus

Sanctus Stories

  • 02 August 2025 to 28 August 2025
A collage of intertwined arms and hands with poetry.

The Contortionist

  • 05 September 2025 to 24 November 2025

Summer Holidays

All Summer Holidays
History Hero Rok with text that reads 'Let's Rock! (and fossil)'.

Summer Holidays: Let's Rock! (and fossil)

  • 19 August 2025 to 28 August 2025

Events and activities

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An animal skull and old coin sat on a table.

Object Handling

  • 16 August 2025 to 20 December 2025
Photos of various museum objects. Behind the objects is an out of focus picture of people sitting around round tables.

Memory Café

  • 08 September 2025 to 14 December 2026
Illustration of Boris Bear and his cubs in the shapes of the Museum of Chelmsford logo.

Boris Bear Cubs

  • 11 September 2025 to 18 December 2025
Alzheimers Awareness Day

Alzheimer's Awareness Day

  • 20 September 2025
  • 10.00am *
A close up of someone creating a lino print with an orange flower.

Layer by Layer: Introduction to Reduction Lino Printing

  • 11 October 2025

Talks and tours

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A woman with a bright yellow shirt standing in the Shifting Perspectives exhibition.

Slow Looking in the Shifting Perspectives exhibition with Catherine Chastney (Dementia Friendly)

  • 13 September 2025
  • 10.30am
A woman with a bright yellow shirt standing in the Shifting Perspectives exhibition.

Slow Looking in the Shifting Perspectives exhibition with Catherine Chastney (Family Friendly)

  • 13 September 2025
A woman with shoulder length brown hair and a patterned blue dress smiles at the camera while standing in the Shifting Perspectives exhibition.

Curator's Talk: Claire Willetts

  • 03 October 2025
  • 11.30am
A collage of hands and arms in bright pink and green in a scrapbook style.

An Artist's Talk about the Contortionist Exhibition

  • 11 October 2025
  • 02.30pm

Member events

All Member events
The exterior of the Museum of Chelmsford.

Member Welcome Tour

  • 04 May 2025 to 08 October 2025
  • 11.00am *
Shelves of pottery inside the Museum of Chelmsford store.

Member Store Tour (September)

  • 17 September 2025
  • 11.00am *
An illustration of a train travelling through a field.

Member's Talk: Tirzah Garwood by James Russell

  • 18 October 2025
  • 11.30am *

Archive and past events

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On the Road with Chelmsford Museum graphic

On the Road with Chelmsford Museum

  • 10 December 2020 to 30 November 2021
Chelmsford Museum Then and Now exhibition

Then and Now

  • 22 July 2022 to 25 September 2022
Forecast22

Forecast22: Broadcasting across the ether

  • 15 October 2022 to 14 October 2023
People carrying the colourful C100 flags through a field.

Chelmsford 100: Connecting hidden gems

  • 25 March 2023 to 04 June 2023
A selection of artwork with the text reading 'Behind the Rainbow'

Behind the Rainbow

  • 24 June 2023 to 29 October 2023
A black and white photo of JA Baker sitting on a log by the waterside.

Restless Brilliance: The Story of J.A. Baker and The Peregrine

  • 23 March 2024 to 23 February 2025